Archive for the ‘Hill work’ Category

Fartlek, Hills, type of run

Posted: 24th February 2010 by Phil in Hill work, Hills, Training
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The sun came out this morning while i was at work so not to miss such a rare event i stopped what i was doing put my running kit on and went for a run in case it only lasted a short period. The blue sky was welcome but could not disguise the blood chilling [...]

Work Run

Posted: 24th September 2009 by Phil in Hill work, Jogging

This afternoon i went for a 4 miler in the hills not far from a Quarry i was working at today. Does running in the hills make you a better a runner on the flat? Anyway it certainly makes me work a lot harder. This weekend me and the wife are going for a 12 [...]

Juneathon Day One

Posted: 1st June 2009 by Phil in Hill work, Juneathon, Running
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I’m wondering how many others will use the same title?I went for a 4.5 miler while at work. No one misses me i’m just not that important. A beautiful day today, massive blue sky and a slight breeze. A fantastic run to kick start Juneathon off. The blister was fine they always look worse than [...]

Run In The Hills

Posted: 13th May 2009 by Phil in Hill work, Hills, Jogging, Running
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At work i went for a quick 3.5 mile run at the second attempt. I say second because the first time i walked outside it was cold and raining and i wimped out and went back indoors for half an hour. It calmed down and off i went. This area is very hilly and the [...]

Fame.

Posted: 10th May 2009 by Phil in Hill work, Running
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Went for another morning run. This time a quick 4 miler in the drizzle. Many Thanks to JogBlog who found this article from the Daily Telegraph with yours truly at the number one spot.  I love the description. Honest, gloat-free runner’s blog charting the highs, lows, blisters and epiphanies of a once-obese heavy drinker and [...]